According to The Sun, British heavy metal legends IRON MAIDEN are being sued by their former singer Dennis Willcock for allegedly stealing the lyrics to some of their classic early songs. Willcock claims to have written the words to the tracks "Prowler", "Charlotte The Harlot", "Phantom Of The Opera", "Iron Maiden" and "Prodigal ...
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According to The Pulse Of Radio, NINE INCH NAILS mainman Trent Reznor went after rappers Kanye West and The Weeknd during an interview with BBC Radio 6 Music, claiming the pair of hip-hop superstars "ripped off" NINE INCH NAILS' live show. Reznor explained: "I remember us watching a string of bands on Coachella from the ...
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Hard rock band KINGDOM COME was formed in 1987 and was quickly signed to Polydor Records. They released their first single "Get It On" which had a stranglehold on AOR radio in early 1988, prompting their self-titled debut album to ship gold. The quintet, comprised of guitarists Danny Stag and Rick Steier, bassist Johnny B. ...
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LED ZEPPELIN was at the peak of its powers on July 27-29 1973 when the band's performances at New York's Madison Square Garden were recorded for the concert film "The Song Remains The Same". The soundtrack to the film, produced by Jimmy Page, was originally released on Swan Song in 1976. The band continues revisiting ...
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George Lynch says that LYNCH MOB's current singer situation is "confusing," five months after the departure of Oni Logan. For some of its recent shows, LYNCH MOB has been utilizing the services of two different vocalists, depending on each frontman's availability: former LYNCH MOB singer Robert Mason, and ex-BLONZ vocalist Nathan Utz. George addressed the ...
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Sebastian Bach has told Meltdown of Detroit's WRIF 101.1 FM radio station in a brand new interview that he is still open to returning to SKID ROW, more than 20 years since he was fired from the group. "I'm not against reuniting with SKID ROW someday, because I think it's a way to ...
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THE APOCALYPSE BLUES REVUE will release its new album, "The Shape Of Blues To Come", on July 20 via Provogue/Mascot Label Group. The second single from the disc, "Open Spaces", can be streamed below. Following 2016's self-titled debut, GODSMACK's Shannon Larkin (drums) and Tony Rombola (guitar) return with some more bone-shaking blues with Brian Carpenter ...
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According to Billboard, METALLICA has donated its monetary award from the Polar Music Prize to three charities. 50 percent of the one-million-Swedish-Kroner prize (just over $130,000) went to the Stockholm City Mission, which supports the homeless; 25 percent to the World Childhood Foundation, founded by Sweden's Queen Silvia; and 25 percent to the ...
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Robert Trujillo says that other bands have followed METALLICA's path by request therapeutic intervention when faced with personal turmoil. The San Francisco heavy metal giants' 2004 documentary, "Metallica: Some Kind Of Monster", followed the band through the three most turbulent years of their long career, during which they battled through addiction, lineup changes, fan backlash ...
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Drummer Jason Bonham (BONHAM, THE CIRCLE, BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION, JASON BONHAM'S LED ZEPPELIN EVENING) was recently interviewed by Tigman of the Albany, New York-based radio station Q103. The full conversation can be streamed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): On his upcoming summer tour with FOREIGNER and WHITESNAKE: Jason: "I am so ...
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GHOST frontman Tobias Forge (as his new alter ego, Cardinal Copia) was backed by members of CANDLEMASS and the Swedish songwriting, producer and artist duo VARGAS & LAGOLA for a performance of the METALLICA classic "Enter Sandman" earlier tonight (Thursday, June 14) when the San Francisco heavy metal giants were honored with the prestigious Polar ...
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Frontiers Music Srl will release the self-titled debut album from GROUNDBREAKER, the new project featuring singer Steve Overland of FM and Robert Säll of WORK OF ART and W.E.T., on September 14. The disc's first single, "Over My Shoulder", can be streamed below. According to a press release, "Groundbreaker" is "simply everything that a melodic ...
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Cleopatra Entertainment has announced the worldwide premiere of horror film "Sunset Society". Directed by Phoebe Dollar and Rolfe Kanefsky, the movie stars Dollar, MOTÖRHEAD's Lemmy Kilmister, Steve-O ("Jackass"), Ron Jeremy, Robert Donovan, and L.A. GUNS' Tracii Guns, with GUNS N' ROSES' Dizzy Reed rounding out the cast. The film premieres theatrically at 7:30 p.m. on ...
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BILLYBIO, the new solo band from Billy Graziadei (BIOHAZARD, POWERFLO) will be main support on LIFE OF AGONY's upcoming "Rise Of The Underground" European tour. Billy's set will include brand-new music from his first-ever solo album along with a couple of BIOHAZARD favorites. "I'm psyched to release my new music this fall as BILLYBIO," said ...
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According to The Pulse Of Radio, LED ZEPPELIN issued a press release featuring a May 2018 photo of surviving members Robert Plant, Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones hold the working draft of their upcoming book, "Led Zeppelin By Led Zeppelin". The tome will be published in October by Reel Art Press in ...
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TNT guitarist Ronni Le Tekrø recently spoke with "The Classic Metal Show". The full conversation can be streamed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On parting ways with longtime vocalist Tony Harnell: Ronni: "The departure of Tony was not expected. I just felt like we went into different musical directions. I won't ...
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Frontiers Music Srl will release TREAT's new album, "Tunguska", on September 14. The music video for the disc's first single, "Build The Love", can be seen below. Building on the success of their last two albums, "Coup De Grace" (2010) and "Ghost Of Graceland" (2016), which were both released after the band's reunion in 2006, ...
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On May 31, legendary heavy metal singer Ozzy Osbourne signed his star on the "Walk Of Fame" at the Vegas Crocus City shopping mall in Moscow, Russia. Check out video footage below. Osbourne said that getting a star on Moscow's "Walk Of Fame" was "a great honor." Other celebrities who have stars on the Vegas ...
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Former MÖTLEY CRÜE and current THE DEAD DAISIES vocalist John Corabi was recently interviewed by the Impact metal channel. The full conversation can be viewed below. A few excerpts follow (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET). On the lyrics of THE DEAD DAISIES' song "Resurrected": John: "I think with MÖTLEY CRÜE, a lot of people ...
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Last night (May 30), at the opening show of their summer tour with TESLA and JOAN JETT & THE BLACKHEARTS at FivePoint Amphitheatre in Irvine, California, veteran rockers STYX began their encore with "Mr. Roboto", the first time the group has performed the song live in its entirety in 35 years. "Mr. Roboto" — which ...
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DEEP PURPLE's Ian Paice and Roger Glover will read the citation for METALLICA (pictured) when the San Francisco heavy metal giants are honored with the prestigious Polar Music Prize next month. The ceremony traditionally features Swedish artists performing the Laureates' music, and this year, members of GHOST and CANDLEMASS will play a METALLICA song at ...
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Video footage of former METALLICA bassist Jason Newsted and his THE CHOPHOUSE BAND performing the song "Blackbird" at the Norton Sculpture Garden in West Palm Beach, Florida can be seen below (clip filmed by Michelle Pariseleti). Named after Jason's four recording studio facilities around the U.S. and featuring a fluid roster of players, THE CHOPHOUSE ...
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On May 11, STONE TEMPLE PILOTS took part in an interview and acoustic performance in the 102.9 The Buzz "Acoustic Den." Check out video footage of their appearance below. STP's self-titled seventh studio effort was released on March 16 and is the band's first with new singer Jeff Gutt. Gutt made his live debut with ...
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Fan-filmed video footage of LYNCH MOB's May 12 performance at The Rose in Pasadena, California can be seen below (courtesy of Jim Antera Ross). LYNCH MOB was rejoined by singer Robert Mason for a number of shows this spring, including appearances on the Monsters Of Rock cruise and at the '80s In The Park festival. ...
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Massacre Records has announced the signing of the German thrash veterans ASSASSIN. The band's new album will be released in the spring of 2019. Originally formed in 1985, the band has already released numerous demos, albums as well as a DVD. They aren't strangers to the stages at festivals and in clubs either. ASSASSIN's latest ...
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THE APOCALYPSE BLUES REVUE will release its new album, "The Shape Of Blues To Come", on July 20 via Provogue/Mascot Label Group. Following 2016's self-titled debut, GODSMACK's Shannon Larkin (drums) and Tony Rombola (guitar) return with some more bone-shaking blues with Brian Carpenter (bass) and the shamanistic frontman Ray "Rafer John" Cerbone. Larkin discovered Cerbone ...
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The "Audience Music" episode featuring STONE TEMPLE PILOTS will premiere on Friday, May 18 at 9 p.m. PT/ET on the Audience network (DirecTV Ch. 239 or U-verse TV Ch. 1114 and via live streaming on the DirecTV and U-verse apps and DirecTV Now). A preview clip of the episode, featuring STONE TEMPLE PILOTS' performance of ...
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Mark Slaughter says that he wants to take the high road and not engage in a war of words with Vinnie Vincent after his former bandmate called him a "no-talent individual" who reduced his music "to the level of worse than a local bar band." Slaughter joined VINNIE VINCENT INVASION as the replacement for former ...
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Robert Trujillo and Kirk Hammett played a cover version of the the song "Rappiolla", originally written and recorded by the '80s Finnish rock band HASSISEN KONE, during METALLICA's May 11 concert at Hartwall Arena in Helsinki, Finland. Professionally filmed video footage of their performance can be seen below. "Rappiolla" was part of the fun and ...
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METALLICA's "The $5.98 EP - Garage Days Re-Revisited" re-entered the Billboard 200 album chart at No. 18 after a new remastered edition of the effort was released on April 13. Nearly all of its 20,000 units in the week ending April 19 were in traditional album sales: 8,000 copies on vinyl, 8,000 on CD, 2,000 ...
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